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Planned strike action

Northern Rail passengers will be affected by industrial action by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) on Thursday. The rail operator said the majority of trains will run between 7am and 7pm but the number of services will be reduced. You should expect extremely busy trains and rail replacement buses, so it’s a good idea to allow extra time to travel.

South Western Railway trains RMT members will also striking from Friday 30 March until Monday 02 April. But South Western Railway said it will operate a full service by using trained contingency guards to fill gaps where necessary. It’s operating a holiday timetable, so you should check train times before setting off.

Planned rail engineering work

There are also a number of planned engineering works which will disrupt normal services this weekend, including:

No long-distance trains to or from London Euston on Sunday.

Bristol Temple Meads will be shut as Network Rail carries out its largest re-signalling project ever.

Is there more snow on the horizon?

If your train or plane is delayed or cancelled because of the weather, you could be entitled to a refund, refreshments or some compensation. But your rights are different, depending on whether it was a train or plane.

Train delays and cancellations

Under the Delay Repay system, passengers are able to claim for compensation even if the company was not responsible for the delay, because of bad weather or a signalling failure, for example.

Passengers are entitled to compensation each time for any delay of 30 minutes or more, and some even pay for delays of 15 minutes or more.